Brush handle comprising fencelike portions for fencing in its bristles, and the like

ABSTRACT

A brush handle comprising a handle portion comprising at least a bottom surface comprising at least a center portion for attaching brush bristles therewith and a surrounding border portion comprising each of opposite side portions abutting upwardly into a pair of fencelike portions sized overall for fencing-in and bordering said brush bristles and for safely fencing-in a dirty tool brushed against said brush bristles. A said fencelike portion comprises a bottom opening portion therethrough and leading to and from said brush bristles and through which said dirt can penetrate from said brush bristles and article after being brushed from said tool.

United States Patent 0 D0nnell July4, 1972 [54] BRUSH HANDLE COMPRISING FENCELIKE PORTIONS FOR FENCING IN ITS BRISTLES, AND THE LIKE Primary Examiner-Peter Feldman [5 7] ABSTRACT A brush handle comprising a handle portion comprising at least a bottom surface comprising at least a center portion for attaching brush bristles therewith and a surrounding border portion comprising each of opposite side portions abutting upwardly into a pair of fencelike portions sized overall for fencing-in and bordering said brush bristles and for safely fencingin a dirty tool brushed against said brush bristles. A said fencelike portion comprises a bottom opening portion therethrough and leading to and from said brush bristles and through which said dirt can penetrate from said brush bristles and article after being brushed from said tool.

5 Claims, 8 Drawing Figures BRUSH HANDLE COMPRISING FENCELIKE PORTIONS FOR FENCING IN ITS BRISTLES, AND THE LIKE SUMMARY This invention relates to a new, novel and useful improvement in a brush handle comprising a said handle portion comprising a rectangular shape and a panellike thickness overall useably sized relative to a said hand of a human at least. Said article said handle portion comprises at least a bottom surface comprising at least a said brush center area or portion disposed for ultimately adapting for attaching therewith a first foreign object, for example, said brush bristles, which are symbolically illustrated herein. Said article improved herein in that:

said handle portion thereof said bottom surface comprises a surrounding border portion which at least at opposite side portions thereof abuts upwardly into each of a pair of fencelike portions which each comprises a height and width size so that each fences-in and topwisely and each of opposite sideswisely borders said first foreign object brush bristles which are attachable as said for locating between said pair offencelike portions, and

a bottom portion of at least one of said pair of fencelike portions comprises an opening portion penetrating therethrough and leading to and from said first foreign object brush bristles as said, and

said article, and a hereinafter said modification thereof,

each comprises a material comprising rigidity when enduring force, such as being struck many times by a tool being brushed by said first foreign object brush bristles.

A purpose for making said article is that a said hand can grasp at least its said handle portion and at most its said pair of fencelike portions too, for said brushing said first foreign object brush bristles against a handled second foreign object, for example, a dirty tool, or vice versa as desired, for separating said dirt therefrom which at least penetrates from said article through said opening portion penetrated through at least one of said pair of fencelike portions as said. Said second foreign object dirty tool worked along said first foreign object brush bristles is said fenced-in between and by said pair of fencelike portions, for a purpose that if said second foreign object dirty I tool departs therefrom, it can safely strike against either one of or both of said pair of fencelike portions and thereby be prevented from stabbing a said hand involved. Said pair of fencelike portions thereby can be struck many times and thereby a said rigid material is necessary so that said article can useably last a long time. Each modification thereof shows a portion of a said rigid materialed structure thereof which can be said rigidly attachable with a third foreign object, for example, a revolvable part of a machine, for simultaneously revolving said article and its fencelike portion fencing-in and bordering its said first foreign object brush bristles which are brushwisely accessible to a said second foreign object dirty tool for separating said dirt therefrom while simultaneously safely fenced-in thereat, for safety sake.

In drawings forming a part of this application, each figure shows a portion numeraled l2 drawn for symbolizing herein said brush bristles.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of said invention article comprising a handle portion comprising at least a bottom surface comprising overall a center portion adaptable for attaching said brush bristles therewith and a surrounding border portion comprising opposite side fencelike portions.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a first modification thereof comprising an U-shaped fencelike portion comprising a bottom opening portion therethrough.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a second modification thereof comprising a fencelike portion at one side thereof only.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a third modification thereof comprising a drinking glass shape comprising a fencelike portion fencing-in its said brush bristles.

FIG. 5 shows a plan view of a fourth modification thereof somewhat resembling said FIG. 4 third modification thereof and in addition comprising a bottom opening portion therethrough.

FIG. 6 shows an elevational view of an article (like that shown in FIG. 1) standing uprightly on its pair of fencelike portions for suspending its brush bristles which thereby retain their shape while drying.

FIG. 7 shows a face view of a fifth modification thereof comprising a pair of handle portions simultaneously spaced apart by, and fencing-in, a brush portion adaptable for attaching its said brush bristles therewith. And a portion of this FIG. 7 is meant to be a sixth modification of said invention.

FIG. 8 shows a side elevational view of said FIG. 7 comprising an opening portion thereinto.

DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 if viewed from the opposite side thereof would appear the same. And FIG. 1 shows a brush handle 10 comprises a known handle surface or portion 98 comprising a boxlike or rectangular shape of which a top surface or portion 39 and sides 38 can be held in a hand or attached with a machine or laid on its top surface 39 on a foreign object, for example, a sink, so that its bottom surface 40 faces away from said hand, machine and foreign object.

Said bottom surface 40 comprises a center portion or area 19 which proceeds therealong and with which an arrangement of said brush bristles 12 can be attached by using means for doing this, all being symbolized as said by the part of instant FIG. 1 numeraled 12, such being shown as is because a drawing of brush bristles and an actual attachment thereof to said brush handle 10 is not a new part of this invention. And said bottom surface 40 also comprises a surrounding border portion which at each of its opposite sides comprises each of a pair of fencelike portions 13 abutting upwardly therefrom and thereby positioned adjacent to each of opposite sides of said center area 19 (which is) adaptable for ultimately attaching said brush bristles l2 therewith, firstly for a purpose of fencing-in said area 19 for an arrangement of said brush bristles l2, and secondly for a purpose of fencing-in said brush bristles 12 when attached thereat. Said fencelike portion 13 as well as said handle portion 98 can be held as said when brush handle 10 is used. A broken line 99 separates a said handle surface 98 from a said fencelike portion 13 in instant FIG. 1 and in the following FIGS. 2,3,4 and 5, to emphasize their constructions.

FIG. 6 brush handle 60 is like FIG. 1 brush handle 10 if shown in a side elevation view. FIG. 6 shows a side elevational view of a brush handle 60 comprising a said handle surface 98 with a top surface 39 and sides 38 and a bottom surface 40 and a fencelike portion 13 at each of its opposite sides. Said bottom surface 40 has a center area 19 adaptable for attaching a said arrangement of brush bristles l2 therewith. Ends of each of said fencelike portions 13 at each of said opposite sides thereof are standing on a surface so that the said bristles 12 are suspended in midair between them so that they will not contact with said surface 80, for a purpose of allowing them to dry out after being wetted by a cleaning solution, thereby they are protected therein by said fencelike portions and retain their natural shapes while drying. Ordinarily a known brush handle without a said fencelike portion is laid on a surface so that bristles thereof pointwise contact a said surface, or are suspended sidewards above said surface in midair, when drying out; such causes the bristles to bend out of natural shape so that they are sooner not useable for purpose and a new brush handle is needed.

FIG. 2 shows a modification of a brush handle 20 comprising a handle surface 98 comprising a boxlike shape of which a top surface 39 and sides 38 can be held as said in FIG. I, and a bottom surface 40 comprising a center area 19 which border portion from three side portions of which abuts upwardly a three-sided and U-shaped fencelike portion 13 which is positioned adjacent to three sides of said brush bristles 12 when attached to said center area 19, as shown, for a said purpose.

And a said opening portion 14 penetrates through a side of said fencelike portion 13 through which a bottom part of said brush bristles 12 can be seen. Please note that the bottom surface 15 of said opening portion 14 proceeds into said bottom surface 40 which comprises said center area 19 for said arrangement of said brush bristles 12. A said bottom surface 15 of said opening portion 14 can be formed wherever desired relative to said center area 19 and its brush bristles 12,

because it is meant that a said opening portion 14 can penetrate any desirable portion of a said fencelike portion 13. Discardable dirt matter brushwise bristled from a said foreign object tool by said bristles 12 and a cleaning solution used therewith whenever desired can penetrate from said article 20 through a said opening portion 14.

FIG. 3 if viewed from the opposite side thereof would appear the same. AndFlG. 3 shows another modification 30 (being like) FIG. 1 article, except that only one side of its surrounding border portion (of its bottom surface 40) comprises a said fencelike portion 13 abutting upwardly therefrom and being adjacent to a side of said center area 19 for an arrangement of said brush bristles 12, for a said purpose. FIGS. 4 and each shows broken lines denoting parts thereof inside thereof. And FIG. 4 shows another modification 41 which resembles a drinking glass in shape, and being a brush handle 41 comprising a handle surface or flat bottom portion 98 comprising a circular shaped periphery comprising a top surface 39 and a side 38, and a bottom surface 40 in said broken lines comprising overall a center area 19 for attaching a said arrangement of said brush bristles l2 therewith as said, and a surrounding border. portion from which abuts upwardly a circularly shaped side fencelike portion 13 height sized for in elevation said fencing-in and topwisely bordering said first foreign object 12 when ultimately attached as said, while simultaneously surrounding a first opening 97 leading down into said article 41, for a purpose that at least. said article 41 said flat bottom portion 98 said rigidly attaches with a second foreign object, for example, a revolvable part of a machine simultaneously revolving said article 41 and its said first foreign object 12 against which a third foreign object, for example, a dirty tool, entered into said first opening portion 97 is said forcibly pressed for said brushing said dirt therefrom, as said side fencelike portion 13 thereof said fences-in said third foreign object thereat, for safety sake.

FIG. 5 shows another modification 51 of a said brush handle 51 which comprises another drinking glass shape and thereby portionally is numeraled the same as FIG. 4, except that in addition thereto, instant FIG. 5 shows an opening portion 96 penetrated through a bottom portion of its said fencelike portion 13 purposive like said opening 14 shown in said FIG. 2, and which can have any size and shape too. Opening porfion 96 leads to and from brush bristles 12.

FIGS. 7 and 8, each shows a same brush handle 71, which if viewed from the opposite side thereof would appear the same. F IG; 7 said brush handle 71 comprises first and second handle portions 13, and a brush portion 72 suspended between center portions of said first and second handle portions 13. And said brush portion 72 preferably comprises a length comprising overall a circular shaped periphery and a size selected overall, for sizing a spaced apart relationship between said first and second handle portions 13, and for disposing a selectable in size encircling center portion 19 thereof, shown in broken.

lines, for ultimately adapting for attaching therewith, a first foreign object, brush bristles 12, as shown.

FIG. 8 shows a side elevational view of either one of said first and second handle portions 13 which comprises a circular shaped periphery 75 comprising a diameter size selected for said fencelike fencing-in and topwardly bordering said first foreign" object, brush bristles 12, when attached as said. An outline of bristles 12 is shown in broken lines.

And FIG. 7 shows said first and second handle portions 13 each comprises a boardlike thickness surrounded by a free preferably flat edge portion 75, and a free flat outside portion, and an inside portion comprising a free circular shaped flat border portion encircling its center portion which with respect to each of said first and second handle portions 13 forms in wardly into a said length of said brush portion 72 of this article 71, as said.

A said free preferably flat edge portion of at least one of said first and second handle portions 13 of said article 71 fits with a second foreign object, for example, a revolvable part of a machine, for simultaneously said revolving said article and said first foreign object against which a third foreign object, for example, a dirty tool, is pressed for said brushing said dirt therefrom while simultaneously said third foreign object tool is said fenced-in thereat by said first and second handle portions 13, for safety sake.

In FIG. 8, a shown said handle portion 13 comprises a said free flat. outside portion which comprises a center portion comprising an opening portion 74 forming partly thereinto and thereby into a portion shown in FIG. 7 denoted between broken lines 73.

Said opening portion 74 is made for an added purpose of simultaneously fitting with a complementary part of said second foreign object machine thereby cooperating in fitting this brush handle 71 with said machine.

FIG. 7 shows a portion thereof which is meant to be a claimable article too comprising only one of said handle portions 13 forming into a said brush portion 72 which terminates at a free preferred flat outside portion and which overall are sarnely describeable and useable for a said purpose.

FIG. 7 said brush bristles 12 are arranged so that an exterior outline thereof is circularly shaped, as shown, clearly in FIG. 8.

And it is meant that any portion of an above said article can comprise any shape and size, different shaped portions being shown in the figures as examples.

Also, it is meant that any one of abovesaid articles can be held stationary by a foreign object, part of a machine, so that brush bristles thereof are stationary too against which another foreign object, for example, a dirty tool, can be pressed for separating said dirt therefrom.

I claim 1. In an article of manufacture, a brush handle shaped like a drinking glass and comprising a fiat bottom portion and a side fencelike portion,

said flat bottom portion comprising overall at least a circu- 1 larly shaped periphery and a top center areadisposed for adapting for ultimately attaching a first foreign object therewith, for example, said brush bristles, and an encircling border portion abutting upwardly therefrom into said side fencelike portion, said side fencelike portion comprises a circularly shape and a height size overall for in elevation said fencing-in and topwisely bordering said first foreign object when ultimately attached as said, and for encircling a first opening leading down into said article,

wherein the improvement comprises, said brush handle comprises a material comprising rigidity while enduring rigid force, for example wood, and said side fencelike portion comprises a bottom portion comprising a second opening portion penetrating therethrough,

for a purpose that at least said article said flat bottom portion said rigidly attaches with a second foreign object, for example, a revolvable part of a machine simultaneously said revolving said first foreign object against which a third foreign object, for example a dirty tool entered into said first opening is said forcibly pressed for said brushing said dirt therefrom which said penetrates through said second opening portion from said article, simultaneously said side fencelike portion said rigidly fences-in said third foreign object thereat for safety sake.

2. In an article of manufacture, a brush handle comprising a handle portion and a brush portion, said handle portion comprising in side elevation a circular shape comprising a diameter size planned for in elevation fencing-in and topwisely bordering hereinafter said first foreign object when ultimately attached as said,

and said handle portion comprising a boardlike thickness surrounded by a free preferably flat edge portion, and a free flat outside portion, and an inside portion comprising a free flat border portion encircling its center portion which forms therefrom into said brush portion,

said brush portion comprising a circular shape along a planned length thereof ending at its free preferred flat outside portion, and said planned length of said brush portion comprising an encircling center portion disposed for ultimately adapting for attaching therewith abovesaid first foreign object, for example, said brush bristles,

for a purpose that said article said handle portion said free preferably flat edge portion fits with, for simultaneously said fitting said article with, a second foreign object, for example, a revolvable part of a machine, for simultaneously said revolving said article, and said first foreign object against which a third foreign object, for example, a dirty tool, is pressed for said brushing said dirt therefrom, simultaneously said third foreign object is said fenced-in by said handle portion for safety sake.

3. In an article of manufacture, a brush handle comprising first and second handle portions and a brush portion, said first and second handle portions each comprises in side elevation a circular shape comprising a diameter size selected for fencingin and topwisely bordering hereinafter said first foreign object when attached, as said,

and said first and second handle portions each comprises a boardlike thickness surrounded by a free preferably flat edge portion, and a free fiat outside portion, and an inside portion comprising a free circular shaped fiat border por' tion encircling its center portion which with respect to each of said first and second handle portions forms inwardly into a length of said brush portion thereof, said length of said brush portion thereof preferably comprises a circular shape and is sized overall, for sizing a spaced apart relationship between said first and second handle portions, and for disposing a selectable in size encircling center portion thereof for ultimately adapting for attaching therewith abovesaid first foreign object, for example, said brush bristles,

for a purpose of said handwisely fitting a said free preferably flat edge portion of at least one of said first and second handle portions of said article with a second foreign object, for example, a revolvable part of a machine, for simultaneously said revolving said article and said first foreign object against which a third foreign object, for example, a dirty tool, is pressed for said brushing said dirt therefrom while simultaneously said third foreign object is said fenced-in thereat by said first and second handle portions for safety sake.

4. In an article of manufacture, as defined in claim 3, and adding thereto, a free flat outside portion of at least one of said article first and second handle portions comprises a center opening portion forming partly thereinto, said center opening portion comprising a selectable size and shape, for an added purpose that said center opening portion simultaneously fits with a portion of said second foreign object.

5. In an article of manufacture, a brush handle comprising a said handle portion comprising a rectangular shape comprising a panellike thickness overall sized useably relative to a said hand of a human at least, and said handle portion at least comprises a bottom surface comprising a said brush center portion for ultimately adapting for attaching therewith a first foreign object, for example, said brush bristles,

wherein the improvement comprises,

said article comprises a material comprising rigidity while enduring force, for example, wood, and said handle portion said bottom surface comprises a surrounding border portion which at least at each of op site side portions thereof comprises each of a pair 0 fencelike portions abutting upwardly therefrom, said each of a pair of fencelike portions comprises a height and width size for thereat said fencing-in and topwisely and each of opposite sidewisely bordering said first foreign object when attached as said, at least one of said each of a pair of fencelike portions comprises a bottom portion comprising an opening portion penetrating therethrough, for a purpose that at least said handle portion of said article is said handled for said brushing said first foreign object against a second foreign object, for example a dirty tool, for separating said dirt therefrom which said penetrates through said opening portion from said article while simultaneously said rigid materialed article said pair of said fencelike portions said fences-in said second foreign object, for safety sake. 

1. In an article of manufacture, a brush handle shaped like a drinking glass and comprising a flat bottom portion and a side fencelike portion, said flat bottom portion comprising overall at least a circularly shaped periphery and a top center area disposed for adapting for ultimately attaching a first foreign object therewith, for example, said brush bristles, and an encircling border portion abutting upwardly therefrom into said side fencelike portion, said side fencelike portion comprises a circularly shape and a height size overall for in elevation said fencing-in and topwisely bordering said first foreign object when ultimately attached as said, and for encircling a first opening leading down into said article, wherein the improvement comprises, said brush handle comprises a material comprising rigidity while enduring rigid force, for example wood, and said side fencelike portion comprises a bottom portion comprising a second opening portion penetrating therethrough, for a purpose that at least said article said flat bottom portion said rigidly attaches with a second foreign object, for example, a revolvable part of a machine simultaneously said revolving said first foreign object against which a third foreign object, for example a dirty tool entered into said first opening is said forcibly pressed for said brushing said dirt therefrom which said penetrates through said second opening portion from said article, simultaneously said side fencelike portion said rigidly fences-in said third foreign object thereat for safety sake.
 2. In an article of manufacture, a brush handle comprising a handle portion and a brush portion, said handle portion comprising in side elevation a circular shape comprising a diameter size planned for in elevation fencing-in and topwisely bordering hereinafter said first foreign object when ultimately attached as said, and said handle portion comprising a boardlike thickness surrounded by a free preferably flat edge portion, and a free flat outside portion, and an inside portion comprising a free flat border portion encircling its center portion which forms therefrom into said brush portion, said brush portion comprising a circular shape along a planned length thereof ending at its free preferred flat outside portion, and said planned length of said brush portion comprising an encircling center portion disposed for ultimately adapting for attaching therewith abovesaid first foreign object, for example, said brush bristles, for a purpose that said article said handle portion said free preferably flat edge portion fits with, for simultaneously said fitting said article with, a second foreign object, for example, a revolvable part of a machine, for simultaneously said revolving said article, and said first foreign object against which a third foreign object, for example, a dirty tool, is pressed for said brushing said dirt therefrom, simultaneously said third foreign object is said fenced-in by said handle portion for safety sake.
 3. In an article of manufacture, a brush handle comprising first and second handle portions and a brush portion, said first and second handle portions each comprises in side elevation a circular shape comprising a diameter size selected for fencing-in and topwisely bordering hereinafter said first foreign object when attached, as said, and said first and second handle portions each comprises a boardlike thickness surrounded by a free preferably flat edge portion, and a free flat outside portion, and an inside portion comprising a free circular shaped flat border portion encircling its center portion which with respect to each of said first and second handle portions forms inwardly into a length of said brush portion thereof, said length of said brush portion thereof preferably Comprises a circular shape and is sized overall, for sizing a spaced apart relationship between said first and second handle portions, and for disposing a selectable in size encircling center portion thereof for ultimately adapting for attaching therewith abovesaid first foreign object, for example, said brush bristles, for a purpose of said handwisely fitting a said free preferably flat edge portion of at least one of said first and second handle portions of said article with a second foreign object, for example, a revolvable part of a machine, for simultaneously said revolving said article and said first foreign object against which a third foreign object, for example, a dirty tool, is pressed for said brushing said dirt therefrom while simultaneously said third foreign object is said fenced-in thereat by said first and second handle portions for safety sake.
 4. In an article of manufacture, as defined in claim 3, and adding thereto, a free flat outside portion of at least one of said article first and second handle portions comprises a center opening portion forming partly thereinto, said center opening portion comprising a selectable size and shape, for an added purpose that said center opening portion simultaneously fits with a portion of said second foreign object.
 5. In an article of manufacture, a brush handle comprising a said handle portion comprising a rectangular shape comprising a panellike thickness overall sized useably relative to a said hand of a human at least, and said handle portion at least comprises a bottom surface comprising a said brush center portion for ultimately adapting for attaching therewith a first foreign object, for example, said brush bristles, wherein the improvement comprises, said article comprises a material comprising rigidity while enduring force, for example, wood, and said handle portion said bottom surface comprises a surrounding border portion which at least at each of opposite side portions thereof comprises each of a pair of fencelike portions abutting upwardly therefrom, said each of a pair of fencelike portions comprises a height and width size for thereat said fencing-in and topwisely and each of opposite sidewisely bordering said first foreign object when attached as said, at least one of said each of a pair of fencelike portions comprises a bottom portion comprising an opening portion penetrating therethrough, for a purpose that at least said handle portion of said article is said handled for said brushing said first foreign object against a second foreign object, for example a dirty tool, for separating said dirt therefrom which said penetrates through said opening portion from said article while simultaneously said rigid materialed article said pair of said fencelike portions said fences-in said second foreign object, for safety sake. 